• BEATTY, JOYCE
Experience: House: District 3, 2013-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $843,119Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Joyce Beatty
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Otto; 2 Stepchildren: Otto III, Laurel
    Birth Date: 03/12/1950
    Birth Place: Dayton, OH
    Home City: Columbus, OH
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Attended, University of Cincinnati
    MS, Counseling Psychology, Wright State University, 1974
    BA, Speech, Central State University, 1972

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2012-present
    Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
    Assistant Minority Leader, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2007-2009
    Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 27, 1999-2008

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Deputy Treasurer, Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus, 1999-present
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking, present
    Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition, present
    Member, Financial Literacy Caucus, present
    Member, House Democratic Caucus, present
    Member, Women's Caucus, present
    Former Member, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
    Member, Ohio Advisory Council for the Aging, 1999-2000
    Member, Predicate Study Steering Committee, 1999-2000

Professional Experience

    President, Joyce Beatty and Associates Incorporated Consulting/Training Company, 1992-present
    Owner, Small Retail Store
    Senior Vice-President, Outreach and Engagement, Ohio State University, 2008-2012
    Executive Director, Human Services, Montgomery County, 1983-1993
    Professor, Sinclair Community College, 1974-1983
    Director, Rehabilitation Center, 1970-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, African-American Businesswomen Chief Executive Officers, 1999-present
    Member, American Society of Training and Development, 1993-present
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-Columbus Branch, 1992-present
    Member, Board, Columbus, Ohio's Dynamic Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
    Member, Board, National American Heart Association
    Member, Campus Partnership
    Member, Columbus Metro Heart Association
    Former Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
    Member, East Medical Board, Ohio State University
    Member, National Association of Women Business Owners
    Member, National Black Conference of State Legislators
    First National Vice President, National Education Committee
    Former National Endowment Chair, The Links, Incorporated
    Member, United Negro College Fund
    Member, Urban League
    Co-Chair, Women’s Empowerment Committee
    Member, Women's Environment and Development Organization, (WEDO)
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 54
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/16/2015 H.R.2773 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.1857 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during World War II. 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
06/09/2015 H.R.2692 REPAY Supplies Act of 2015 06/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/05/2015 H.R.2522 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. 06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/15/2015 H.Res.256 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month. 05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/30/2015 H.R.2147 Woman on the Twenty Act 04/30/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/22/2015 H.R.1908 Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2015 04/22/2015 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
04/21/2015 H.R.1115 Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015 04/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.1033 John P. Parker House Study Act 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/06/2015 H.R.1271 Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2015 03/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/06/2015 H.Con.Res.23 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965. 03/06/2015 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
02/10/2015 H.Con.Res.16 Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation. 02/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/28/2015 H.R.246 To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. 01/28/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/14/2015 H.Res.33 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the life of Maya Angelou. 01/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
01/09/2015 H.R.247 Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act 01/09/2015 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
09/18/2014 H.R.5553 Preventing Improper Foreclosures Act of 2014 09/18/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.R.5207 John P. Parker House Study Act 08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
07/28/2014 H.R.5111 To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. 07/28/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/24/2014 H.Res.684 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the life of Maya Angelou. 07/24/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/20/2014 H.R.3954 Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2014 06/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
Total: 976
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.1329 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2309 Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2239 Breaking Addiction Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017 H.R.2328 Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.Res.309 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Poppy Day.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.291 Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
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